Stumblday's hand-checked ranking of the best outdoors in Los Angeles on Sunday, Oct 11: 24 picks, refreshed weekly.
24 picks · checked Sep 21
CicLAvia open-streets route (Downtown to Boyle Heights and Echo Park), Downtown, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictDowntowngal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree car-free streets from Downtown to Boyle Heights and Echo Park, to bike, walk or skate.
CicLAvia open-streets route (Downtown to Boyle Heights and Echo Park), Downtown, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictDowntowngal · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree car-free streets from Downtown to Boyle Heights and Echo Park, to bike, walk or skate.
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Shoreline Drive & Marina Green, Downtown Long Beach, South Bay & Long BeachBenoît Prieur · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsRegistration is sold out but anyone can cheer along the coastal course and at the finish party.
Shoreline Drive & Marina Green, Downtown Long Beach, South Bay & Long BeachBenoît Prieur · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsRegistration is sold out but anyone can cheer along the coastal course and at the finish party.
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Exposition Park (South Lawn), Exposition Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictMissvain · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree day of cultural dance, drag, live music and vendors on the eve of Indigenous Peoples' Day.
Exposition Park (South Lawn), Exposition Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictMissvain · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree day of cultural dance, drag, live music and vendors on the eve of Indigenous Peoples' Day.
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Autry Museum of the American West (Autry Lawn), Griffith Park, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideChris English · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA fantasy book fair on the Autry's lawn, both days, with costumes encouraged.
Autry Museum of the American West (Autry Lawn), Griffith Park, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideChris English · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA fantasy book fair on the Autry's lawn, both days, with costumes encouraged.
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Gloria Molina Grand Park, Civic Center, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictPhotographersnature · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree in Grand Park: 80-plus mole cooks, 50 artisans and a Teatro del Pueblo stage.
Gloria Molina Grand Park, Civic Center, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictPhotographersnature · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFree in Grand Park: 80-plus mole cooks, 50 artisans and a Teatro del Pueblo stage.
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Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall HJ, South Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictGage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsStar City Games fills South Hall with free card play, vendors, artists and tournaments.
Los Angeles Convention Center, South Hall HJ, South Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictGage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsStar City Games fills South Hall with free card play, vendors, artists and tournaments.
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Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Exposition Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictRON RAFFETY · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsExposition Park’s new landmark museum of narrative art is in its first month.
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, Exposition Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictRON RAFFETY · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsExposition Park’s new landmark museum of narrative art is in its first month.
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Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideJelson25 · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA fixed three-and-a-half-hour tasting out over the water, 21 and over.
Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, Venice & the WestsideJelson25 · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsA fixed three-and-a-half-hour tasting out over the water, 21 and over.
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Vista Hermosa Sport Park, San Clemente, Orange CountySan Clemente’s free carnival adds rides, games, food, live music and a weekend beer garden.
Vista Hermosa Sport Park, San Clemente, Orange CountySan Clemente’s free carnival adds rides, games, food, live music and a weekend beer garden.
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Autry Museum of the American West, Griffith Park, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideMorning at the Museum: Curator's Tour of Promised Lands: California's Unratified Treaties and Native Resilience has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
Autry Museum of the American West, Griffith Park, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsideMorning at the Museum: Curator's Tour of Promised Lands: California's Unratified Treaties and Native Resilience has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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The Novo by Microsoft, South Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictJO1 has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
The Novo by Microsoft, South Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictThe Beach Boys' Al Jardine fronts the Pet Sounds Band in Cerritos, one night only at 7pm.
The Beach Boys' Al Jardine fronts the Pet Sounds Band in Cerritos, one night only at 7pm.
Add to calendarThe Dead Kennedys and special guests play Riverside Municipal Auditorium, one night.
The Dead Kennedys and special guests play Riverside Municipal Auditorium, one night.
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Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, Orange CountyOliviaRigby · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsSouthern California's best-known Halloween haunt, with ten mazes and scare zones; separate ticket.
Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, Orange CountyOliviaRigby · CC0 · Wikimedia CommonsSouthern California's best-known Halloween haunt, with ten mazes and scare zones; separate ticket.
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Old World Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, Orange CountyDialh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA purpose-built German village off the 405, with a real biergarten rather than a tent.
Old World Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach, Orange CountyDialh · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA purpose-built German village off the 405, with a real biergarten rather than a tent.
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Montebello City Park, Montebello, Pasadena & San Gabriel ValleyMontebello Heritage Festival & Parade has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
Montebello City Park, Montebello, Pasadena & San Gabriel ValleyMontebello Heritage Festival & Parade has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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The Queen Mary, Long Beach, South Bay & Long BeachThcipriani · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHaunted mazes wind through the real ship, from its first-class pool to its lower corridors.
The Queen Mary, Long Beach, South Bay & Long BeachThcipriani · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsHaunted mazes wind through the real ship, from its first-class pool to its lower corridors.
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Chain at Westfield Topanga, Canoga Park, Studio City, Burbank & the ValleyFour chefs turn a Westfield Topanga food court into a six-month collaboration.
Chain at Westfield Topanga, Canoga Park, Studio City, Burbank & the ValleyFour chefs turn a Westfield Topanga food court into a six-month collaboration.
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Los Angeles Haunted Hayride, Griffith Park, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsidePatrick Kajirian · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGriffith Park's haunted hayride adds a doomed-rock-band haunt and the wagons now have seats.
Los Angeles Haunted Hayride, Griffith Park, Silver Lake, Echo Park & the EastsidePatrick Kajirian · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsGriffith Park's haunted hayride adds a doomed-rock-band haunt and the wagons now have seats.
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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Exposition Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictSpider Pavilion has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Exposition Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictSpider Pavilion has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Peninsula, South Bay & Long BeachInSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA lit walk past carved pumpkins through the botanic garden, not a haunt; tickets from $19.99.
South Coast Botanic Garden, Palos Verdes Peninsula, South Bay & Long BeachInSapphoWeTrust from Los Angeles, California, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA lit walk past carved pumpkins through the botanic garden, not a haunt; tickets from $19.99.
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South Bay Sushi Club, Redondo Beach, South Bay & Long BeachSouth Bay Sushi Club has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
South Bay Sushi Club, Redondo Beach, South Bay & Long BeachSouth Bay Sushi Club has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, Inland EmpireCalifornia Collectives: Asian American Moderns, 1924–1965 has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, Inland EmpireCalifornia Collectives: Asian American Moderns, 1924–1965 has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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USC Fisher, Exposition Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictPaul R. Williams: An Architect Considered has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
USC Fisher, Exposition Park, Downtown LA & Arts DistrictPaul R. Williams: An Architect Considered has enough weekend energy to earn a spot on the board.
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